my code wont execute cos the something is wrong with the code

heres the code (note: its 101 lines)

code:

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// includes ///////////////////////////
#define WIN32_LEAN_AND_MEAN
#include <windows.h>
#include <windowsx.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <math.h>
// DEFINES ///////////////////////////
// defines for windows
#define WINDOW_CLASS_NAME "WINCLASS1"
// GLOBALS ///////////////////////////
HWND main_window_handle = NULL; // save the window handle
// FUNCTIONS /////////////////////////
LRESULT CALLBACK WindowProc(HWND hwnd,
                       UINT msg, WPARAM wparam, LPARAM lparam)
                       
{
// this is the main message handler of the system
PAINTSTRUCT    ps;  // used in WM_PAINT
HDC            hdc; // handle to a device context
// find out what the message is
switch(msg)
   {
   case WM_CREATE:   // called when window created
            {
        // do initialization stuff here
        return(0);
        } break;
   case WM_PAINT: // called when window needs painting
        {
        // simply validate the window
        hdc = BeginPaint(hwnd,&ps);
        EndPaint(hwnd,&ps);
        return(0);
        } break;
    case WM_DESTROY: // called when window is killed
        {
        // kill the application
        PostQuitMessage(0);
        return(0);
        } break;
    default:break;
    } //end switch// process any messages that you didnt take care of
    return (DefWindowProc (hwnd, msg, wparam, lparam));
} // end WinProc
// WINMAIN /////////////////////////////////
int WINAPI WinMain(    HINSTANCE hinstance,
                       HINSTANCE hprevinstace,
                       LPSTR lpcmdline,
                       int ncmdshow)
               
{
WNDCLASS winclass;     // this will hold the class you create
HWND     hwnd;         // generic window handle
MSG      msg;          // generic message
// first, fill in the window class structure
winclass.style = CS_DBLCLKS | CS_OWNDC |
                 CS_HREDRAW | CS_VREDRAW;
winclass.lpfnWndProc        = WindowProc;
winclass.cbClsExtra         = 0;
winclass.cbWndExtra         = 0;
winclass.hInstance          = hinstance;
winclass.hIcon              = LoadIcon(NULL,IDI_APPLICATION);
winclass.hCursor            = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
winclass.hbrBackground      = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);
winclass.lpszMenuName       = NULL;
winclass.lpszClassName      = WINDOW_CLASS_NAME;
// register the window class
if (!RegisterClass(&winclass))
   return(0);
// create the window
if (!(hwnd = CreateWindow(WINDOW_CLASS_NAME,    // class
      "Weener",
      WS_OVERLAPPEDWINDOW | WS_VISIBLE, // flags
      0,0,                // x,y
      320,200,             // width, height
      NULL,               // handle to parent
      NULL,               // handle to menu
      hinstance,          // instance
      NULL)))             // creation parameters
return(0);
// save the window handle in global
main_window_handle - hwnd;
// enter main event loop
while(1)
    {
    if (PeekMessage(&msg,NULL,0,0,PM_REMOVE))
    {
    // test whether this is a quit
       if (msg.message == WM_QUIT) break;
     // translate accelrator keys
     TranslateMessage(&msg);
     // send the message to thw window proc
     DispatchMessage(&msg);
     } // end if
    // main game processing goes here
   } // end while
// return to Windows like this
return(msg.wParam);
} // end WinMain
   

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Link to Gdi32.lib

umm, how

#include <Gdi32.lib>

Gdi32.lib: No such file or directory.

i duno then

loll
nice try

#pragma comment(lib, "gdi32.lib")

quote:

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Originally posted by Stigmata
#include <Gdi32.lib>

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quote:

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Originally posted by segosa
#pragma comment(lib, "gdi32.lib")

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Originally posted by segosa
#pragma comment(lib, "gdi32.lib")

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It works in VC++ because that automatically links to gdi32.lib - it's a default. And that #pragma is specific to C++ as well - other preprocessors will have different ways of linking.

I see Dev-C++ uses a port of GCC. In that case, you'll need to find the command line and add '-lgdi32' to it.